Colombia Transportation

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Transportation Colombia
Railways:
total: 3,304 km
standard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 3,154 km 0.914-m gauge (2002)
Highways:
total: 110,000 km
paved: 26,000 km
unpaved: 84,000 km (2000)
Waterways:
18,140 km (navigable by river boats) (April 1996)
Pipelines:
gas 4,360 km; oil 6,134 km; refined products 3,140 km (2003)
Ports and harbors:
Bahia de Portete, Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Leticia, Puerto Bolivar, San Andres, Santa Marta, Tumaco, Turbo
Merchant marine:
total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 51,445 GRT/55,930 DWT
ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 6, container 1, petroleum tanker 3
note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1 (2002 est.)
Airports:
1,050 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 96
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 36
under 914 m: 11 (2002)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 38
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 954
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 51
under 914 m: 587 (2002)
914 to 1,523 m: 315
Heliports:
1 (2002)
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Source: The World Factbook